Business-backed Republican tops Tea Party rival in Alabama primary
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) – A business-backed former state senator beat a Tea Party movement rival on Tuesday in an Alabama congressional primary that highlighted tensions between the Republican Party’s pragmatic and ideological wings over the rece…
Liberal Democrat de Blasio wins New York mayor’s race: media
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Liberal Democrat Bill de Blasio cruised to victory on Tuesday in the race to succeed New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, marking the first time a Democrat has captured City Hall in two decades, local media reported.
Democrat McAuliffe wins Virginia governor’s race: media
(Reuters) – Democrat Terry McAuliffe has narrowly defeated Republican Ken Cuccinelli in the closely watched Virginia’s governor race on Tuesday, NBC and CBS television said.
U.S. Republican Senator Paul making changes to avoid charges of plagiarism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Seeking to stop accusations of plagiarism, Republican U.S. Senator Rand Paul, a Tea Party favorite and potential 2016 White House contender, said on Tuesday that he and his staff have begun to more thoroughly check and footnote w…
Senate panel approves intelligence authorization bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Senate panel approved its annual authorization of funding for intelligence operations on Tuesday, including measures to increase spy agencies’ ability to prevent leaks of classified information like those by former National Sec…
U.S. power to shape global Web seen undermined by NSA spying
PALO ALTO, California (Reuters) – Revelations about the scale of U.S. spying on the Internet have badly damaged the country’s negotiating power in international talks on cyberspace regulation and law enforcement, analysts and industry leaders said at a…
U.S. CEO group wants debt limit addressed in budget talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. chief executives want congressional budget negotiators to “pave the way” for a swift increase in the federal debt limit early next year as part of talks to ease automatic spending cuts, the head of their lobbying group s…
U.S. senators revive bid to ratify U.N. disabilities treaty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior U.S. senators revived a push on Tuesday to ratify a treaty to protect people with disabilities from discrimination, almost a year after Republican lawmakers blocked approval of the international pact.
Obama administration pushes back over canceled health plans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration, under pressure over the botched opening of its healthcare website, scrambled on Tuesday to try to appease hundreds of thousands of people whose coverage is being canceled as insurers prepare for reforms …
Illinois lawmakers clear way for same-sex marriage
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois is poised to become the 15th U.S. state to allow same-sex unions after lawmakers in President Barack Obama’s home state gave final approval to a bill on Tuesday.
